Combined trunk and wardrobe.



No. 643,4I6. Patented Feb. I3, |900. A. KOHOUT &. V. ROUS. COMBINED TRUNK AND WARDBOBE. (Application led Sept. 5, 1B99.v (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l.

No. 643,4!6. Patented Feb. I3, i900.

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COMBINED TRUNK AND. WARD-ROBE. (Applicationled SeptM 5, 1899-1 (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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ATENT ALOIS KOHOUT AND VOLAV ROUS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SPECIFICATION forming part'of Letters Patent No. 643,416, dated February 13, 1900.

Application iiled September 5, 1899. Serial No. 729,502. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALoIs Konour and VCLAV ROUS, of the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Trunk and Wardrobe, of which the following is a full, clear, andr exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

Our invention relates to combined wardrobes and trunks; and it consists of the novel construction, combination, and arrangement` of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of this invention is to construct a device that can be applied as a trunk and when desired its parts can be removed and placed in the form of a wardrobe or cabinet.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of our complete invention when arranged as a wardrobe or cabinet. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view oi' the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional View, to an enlarged scale, of one corner of one of the sections, shqwing the construction thereof. Fig. 4 is a Vertical sectional view taken on the line a a of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of our complete invention when arranged as a trunk with the lid or cover closed. Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view thereof, taken on the line b b of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the same with the lid open, showing the arrangement of parts.

In the construction of our invention We provide the body l, which represents that of an ordinary trunk, havinga lid or cover 2 hinged at its rear side in the usual manner. The outer surface of the body 1 is so designed as to have the appearance of an ordinary trunk, having handles 3 located on each side thereof. The lid or cover 2 is provided at its edge with a band 4, which is designed to pass over the upper edge 5 of the trunk-body when the lid or cover is closed. NVithin the body 1 we place a member 67 consisting of two sides 7 and a front and rear wall 8, the rear wall having an opening 9, which is constructed for the purpose of lightening said section, and the front wall is provided with a door-opening 10, in which is held, by means of hinges 11, a paneled door 12, which may be constructed of a neat design. Within the section 6 we place another section 13, consisting of two sides 14 and a front and rear wall 15, the front Wall being provided with a door-opening 16, in which is held, by means of hinges 17, a door 18, carrying on its outer face a mirror 19.

It will be observed by referring to Fig. 1 that the doors when thev members are placed together to form a wardrobe or cabinet are hinged on opposite sides and so arranged for the purpose that when the same are opened it will be necessary to open the lower door 12 before the door 18 can be opened.

Located on the top of the section 13 and extending inwardly a short distance is a tray 20, in which is carried a series of drawers 21. The sections 6 and 13 are provided on their corners with an angular strip 22, having a covering 23, consisting of a strip of material, such as tin, passing around the same and its edges lapped under and secured to the sides of the section. (See Fig. 3.) This is for the purpose of preventing the Iinished outer surfaces of the sections mentioned from becoming scratched or mutilated when the same are being placed one within the other, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

When the sections are lowered one within the other, the angular strips 22 will act as guides and are of such suitable size and width as to provide ample space within each section for the free passage of the doors 12and 18 and also prevent the same from in any Way becoming mutilated.

At the bottom of the section l3is a crossbar 24, which carries a plurality of coat-hooks 25, which are for the purpose of supporting garments when the device is Ain the position as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4.

When it is desired to place our invention in the form of a wardrobe or cabinet, We eX- tract from the trunk-body the sections 6 and 13 and the tray 20. We then reverse the section 6'and place it upon the top of the trunkbody, which is held thereon by means of an angular strip 26, so arranged as to extend downwardly a short distance within the trunkbody and also over the edge of the same. The top surface of said strip is curved, as indicated by the numeral 27, at the point where it is agglutinated to the section. Said strip 26 extends around the entire section and provides an equal support on all edges of the trunk-body for said section.

We then re- IOO verse the section 13, which is also provided at its bottom with a like strip 2S, and place the same on the upper edge of the section G. IVhen the same is in this position, the bar 24, carrying the coat-hooks 25, is then located on the top, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, which is then at such height as to support garments. IVe then place upon the top of the section 13 the tray 20, which is also reversed, and the drawers 2l are taken therefrom and also reversed and again inserted therein, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. When the sections, as described, are so placed together, they form a complete wardrobe or cabinet and will assume the appearance as shown in Fig. l.

The lid or cover 2 ot' the trunk proper will act as the back for the section 6, covering the opening 9 formed therein, as shown in Fig. 4. This arrangement has been specially designed for travelers who carry wearing-apparel they do not desire to have creased or wrinkled, and when the trunk is placed in the room and should they desire to stay at that location for any length of time the trunk is transformed into a wardrobe, as previously described, and the various garments are placed upon the hooks 25. The drawers 2l when in the position as shown in Figs. l, 2, and L may be used for such small articles ot' wearing-apparel, and when the saine are in the position as shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7, when the parts are lowered within the trunk, they are used as the ordinary trunk-tray pockets which are now of common use in all trunks.

Vhen it is desired to lower the various sections into the positions as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the action of arranging the same is reversed and the parts are then placed one within the other in the trunk and the tray closed upon the top of said sections, and the lid or cover is then lowered, its band 4 passing over the edge of said body, making a dust-tight joint.

l. In a combined trunk and wardrobe,com posed of a trunk, sections arranged to telescope within said trunk, a tray provided with a plurality of drawers arranged upon the top of said sections within said trunk, and a lid.

or cover arranged to lit over said sections and forming the top of the trunk, said sections and tray so arranged that the same may be transformed into a wardrobe by removing said sections and reversing the same, placing one upon top of the other, said sections supported by Vangular strips, said sections provided with suitable doors, and abar extending across the top of said upper section provided with coat-hooks, said tray forming the top of said wardrobe and provided with drawers, substantially as specified.

2. In a combined trunk and wardrobe, the combination of a trunk-body, sections arranged to telescope within said trunk-body, metal-coated angular strips formed on thc corners of said sections for the purpose of preventing said sections from becoming mutilated when inserted one within the other, said sections provided on one end with angular strips, said sections so arranged as to be withdrawn from said trunk-body and placed upon said trunk-body by reversing the same, placing one on top of the other, and a tray provided with drawers also reversed and placed upon the top of the upper section, a bar extending the entire length of the upper section and provided with coat-hooks, said sections held upon each other by means of said angular strips, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures in presence of t ,wo witnesses.

AI/JOIS KOIIOUT. VACLAV ROUS.

Witnesses:

ALFRED A. EIoKs, E. E. LoNGAN. 

